# Distance from Colombo (CMB) to Rodriguez de Mendoza (RIM)

> 17,516 km · estimated flight time 22h · Ultra-long-haul route.

## Summary

- **Distance**: 17,516 km / 10,884 mi / 9,458 nm
- **Estimated flight time**: 22h
- **Heading**: 271° (west)
- **Return heading**: 87° (east)
- **Classification**: Ultra-long-haul
- **Type**: International (Sri Lanka) → Peru
- **Intercontinental**: Asia → South America
- **Time difference**: -10.5h (When it's 14:40 in Colombo, it's 04:10 in Rodriguez de Mendoza)
- **Elevation difference**: 5,052 ft (RIM is higher than CMB)

## Airports

### [Bandaranaike International Apt Colombo Airport (CMB)](https://www.flightduration.online/airport/cmb-colombo-bandaranaike-international-apt-colombo-airport/1ef266df-ef5c-65b6-9127-06bb2780ed98)

- City: Colombo, Sri Lanka
- ICAO: VCBI
- Timezone: Asia/Colombo
- Coordinates: 7.180000, 79.880000
- Elevation: 30 ft

### [San Nicolas Airport (RIM)](https://www.flightduration.online/airport/rim-rodriguez-de-mendoza-san-nicolas-airport/1ef266df-c463-6544-9edd-06bb2780ed98)

- City: Rodriguez de Mendoza, Peru
- ICAO: SPLN
- Timezone: America/Lima
- Coordinates: -6.390000, -77.500000
- Elevation: 5,082 ft

## Route notes

This is an ultra-long-haul route, one of the longest in aviation. It requires wide-body aircraft with extended range capability such as the Airbus A350-900ULR or Boeing 777-200LR. Passengers should prepare for an extended flight with multiple meal services.

Time-zone information: When it's 14:40 in Colombo, it's 04:10 in Rodriguez de Mendoza.
With a 10.5-hour time difference, expect significant jet lag.

## Related

- [Bandaranaike International Apt Colombo Airport (CMB)](https://www.flightduration.online/airport/cmb-colombo-bandaranaike-international-apt-colombo-airport/1ef266df-ef5c-65b6-9127-06bb2780ed98)
- [San Nicolas Airport (RIM)](https://www.flightduration.online/airport/rim-rodriguez-de-mendoza-san-nicolas-airport/1ef266df-c463-6544-9edd-06bb2780ed98)
- [Flight duration calculator](/#calculator)